Overview
- Police found 16-year-old John Nunez inside a multi-family house on Prospect Avenue in Morrisania with a fatal gunshot wound and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.
- Law enforcement sources say Nunez and a friend were handling or playing with a gun when it discharged, but that account remains reported and not independently confirmed.
- Nunez’s friend was taken into custody by police, and prosecutors had not immediately filed charges as investigators continued their work.
- It is not yet clear how the teens obtained the firearm, and investigators are expected to seek ballistics, forensic evidence, and witness statements to clarify the gun’s origin.
- Family and neighbors gathered at the scene in visible distress, and the case remains an active investigation that could lead to charges or other findings as evidence is reviewed.